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Custom Library Design Lead

Apple


Job Location:

San Diego, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (10 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Do you want to utilize your engineering background to make big things happen Can you influence connect get results and communicate effectively Can you deliver on a predictable and dynamic schedule Do you have a passion for crafting entirely new solutions Do you love building without precedent As part of our Digital Design Engineering group youll take imaginative and revolutionary ideas and determine how to turn them into reality. You and your team will apply engineering fundamentals and start from scratch if needed bringing visionary ideas to the real world. Your efforts will be groundbreaking often literally. Join us and youll help design the tools that allow us to bring customers experiences theyve never before envisioned. Be a part of an exciting silicon design group that is responsible for crafting state-of-the-art ASICs. We have an extraordinary opportunity for Circuit Design Engineering this highly visible role you will be at the heart of a processor design effort leading custom digital circuits team and library development making a critical impact delivering products to market quickly.

Imagine yourself at the center of our SOC design effort collaborating with all disciplines playing a strategic role of getting functional products to millions of customers quickly. You will have the opportunity to integrate and come-up with new ideas as well as work with a team of talented engineers. nAs a Library Design Engineering Lead for the custom circuits team you will perform the following: Lead u0026 mentor small team of highly talented circuit design engineers u0026 provide technical guidance nDrive design development and characterization/QA of high performance low power standard cells to improve chip design PPA. nDrive development of power management cell designs that cater to Apples Low Power product requirements. nIdentify next generation of new ideas to drive PPA improvements further engage with CPU SOC and GPU teams on chip level integration requirements. nDrive library checks u0026 analysis develop new methodologies based on new design requirements. nWork with foundry on new technology requirements drive layout dependent design optimization and layout migration to new PDK PDV of standard cells u0026 releasesnSupport and drive cellular library requirements. Engage with cellular teams to understand specific design needs and cater to those requirements.

BS and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.

We are looking for applicants with 10 years of experience in Standard cells library Degree preferred nProven experience in developing driving u0026 implementing design methodologiesnProven experience leading and mentoring a small teamnStrong influence excellent interpersonal skills u0026 able to work with multi-functional teamsnKnowledge of standard cell layout DRM DRC/LVS decks PDV flows experience in advanced tech node device behavior with understanding of layout experience in flop complex Standard Cells design u0026 Power Management of agentic flows familiarity with AI drive design optimization checks flows.

Required Experience:

Senior IC


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